text: Khaled A. Mahdi (Arabic: خالد مهدي; born 1 January 1970)  is currently the Secretary-General of [https://scpd.gov.kw/home.aspx the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development] (GSSCPD) of Kuwait  since early 2016. He succeeded Mr. Hashem Alrefee (2014 - 2015) and  Dr. Adel Alweqayan (2014 - 2007). The GSSCPD steers the long-term Kuwait National Development Plan (KNDP), part of the vision for New Kuwait by His Highness the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, which "mobilizes development efforts across seven pillars with the aim of transforming Kuwait into a financial, cultural, and institutional leader in the region by 2035".